California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, and Hawaii. It is involved in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution, and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, as well as for fire protection. The company offers its services to approximately 486,900 customer connections in 100 California communities; approximately 4,800 water and wastewater customer connections on the islands of Maui and Hawaii; approximately 17,600 customer connections in the Tacoma and Olympia areas in Washington; and approximately 8,200 water and wastewater customer connections in the Belen, Los Lunas, Indian Hills, and Elephant Butte areas in New Mexico.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Water supply
Sub-IndustryWater Utilities
SectorUtilities
Phone408-367-8200
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$698.20 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees1,184
Next Earnings Date2/27/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Frequently Asked Questions
What is California Water Service Group's stock symbol?
California Water Service Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CWT."
How often does California Water Service Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for California Water Service Group?
California Water Service Group announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.1975 per share on Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.79 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.60%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 7th. View California Water Service Group's Dividend History.
How were California Water Service Group's earnings last quarter?
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.09. The utilities provider earned $232.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $224.50 million. California Water Service Group had a return on equity of 9.18% and a net margin of 9.52%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.72 earnings per share. View California Water Service Group's Earnings History.
When is California Water Service Group's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for CWT?
2 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for California Water Service Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $50.00. On average, they anticipate California Water Service Group's stock price to reach $50.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for California Water Service Group.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for California Water Service Group?
2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for California Water Service Group in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for California Water Service Group.
Has California Water Service Group been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media stories about CWT stock have been trending somewhat negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. California Water Service Group earned a media sentiment score of -1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for California Water Service Group.
Are investors shorting California Water Service Group?
California Water Service Group saw a decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,020,000 shares, a decrease of 9.8% from the October 31st total of 2,240,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 232,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 8.7 days. Approximately 4.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. View California Water Service Group's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of California Water Service Group's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of California Water Service Group own?
Who are California Water Service Group's key executives?
California Water Service Group's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Martin A. Kropelnicki, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 52)
- Mr. Thomas F. Smegal III, VP, CFO & Treasurer (Age 52)
- Ms. Lynne P. McGhee, VP & Gen. Counsel (Age 54)
- Mr. Paul G. Townsley, VP of Corp. Devel. & Chief Regulatory Matters Officer (Age 62)
- Mr. Robert J. Kuta, VP of Engineering and Chief Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Officer (Age 54)
Who are California Water Service Group's major shareholders?
California Water Service Group's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (8.11%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (2.93%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.55%), Man Group plc (0.45%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.30%) and California Public Employees Retirement System (0.21%). Company insiders that own California Water Service Group stock include David B Healey, Elissa Y Ouyang, George A Vera, Lester A Snow, Lynne P Mcghee, Michael B Luu, Peter C Nelson and Richard P Magnuson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for California Water Service Group.
Which major investors are selling California Water Service Group stock?
CWT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., Mackay Shields LLC, Chicago Equity Partners LLC, Barclays PLC, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Stifel Financial Corp and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. Company insiders that have sold California Water Service Group company stock in the last year include David B Healey, Elissa Y Ouyang, Lester A Snow, Michael B Luu, Peter C Nelson and Richard P Magnuson. View Insider Buying and Selling for California Water Service Group.
Which major investors are buying California Water Service Group stock?
CWT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Man Group plc, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, California Public Employees Retirement System, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Tuttle Tactical Management, 6 Meridian and 6 Meridian. View Insider Buying and Selling for California Water Service Group.
How do I buy shares of California Water Service Group?
Shares of CWT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is California Water Service Group's stock price today?
One share of CWT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.33.
How big of a company is California Water Service Group?
California Water Service Group has a market capitalization of $2.38 billion and generates $698.20 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $65.58 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.36 on an earnings per share basis. California Water Service Group employs 1,184 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About California Water Service Group.
What is California Water Service Group's official website?
How can I contact California Water Service Group?
California Water Service Group's mailing address is 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA, 95112. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 408-367-8200 or via email at [email protected]
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